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Canarian tollos

What are Canary sharks?

The tollos are a traditional food of Canarian cuisine based on leftover dogfish meat dried in the sun and salted, cooked with a vegetable stock and stewed.
Preparation Time

2 hours

Ingredients for 4 people

  • 1kg of desalted dogfish, soaked for 24 hours in cold water
  • 600 gr of tomatoes
  • 300 gr onions
  • 1 head of garlic
  • Thyme
  • Cumin
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Olive oil
  • Sweet paprika
  • Vinegar
  • White wine
  • Salt
  • Pepper

How to prepare Canarian tollos

How to prepare Canarian Tollos

  1. We are going to desalt the dogfish by soaking them in fresh water for 24 hours.
  2. The next day we dry them well and cut them into small pieces.
  3. We cook them for 10 minutes in boiling water to soften them and set them aside.
  4. We take a cauldron and add a good splash of oil to fry the onion, thyme and a bay leaf.
  5. When all the vegetables are ready, add the paprika, the completely seeded and peeled tomatoes and a good splash of wine.
  6. We let everything fry together until all the ingredients are cooked.
  7. We add the dogfish and add water to cover them completely.
  8. We add a tablespoon of vinegar and salt and let it cook for 20 minutes.

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